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Syria - Midan Youth Fight Dictator's Security Forces - Damascus 8-19-11
Defiant Syria Youth in Midan Damascus bravely face the Dictator's Security forces - responding to tear gas and bullets with Rocks on this Friday in Ramadan, August 19, 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------- LCC Syria news update: 22 martyrs were killed during today's protests in Syria Indications of the victory This Friday was one of the most important during the course of the protest movement in Syria. For weeks, the security forces and the military, through their operations, have prevented mass demonstrations. However, in a remarkable step and due to increasing international support for the protest movement and the subsequent morale boost, many protesters have managed to overcome the security and military barriers and begin taking the steps necessary to de-legitimize the government. Despite the Syrian president's promises to withdraw his troops and end military operations across the country, armored vehicles and tanks have continued to be stationed in city centers. In fact, security backups have been called to quell protests such as the one that occurred in Hirak and Ankhal in the Daraa Governorate, where they have resumed gunfire using both light and heavy machine guns. Today alone, security forces killed at least 22 protesters, including children who were not part of the demonstrations. In the besieged city of Homs, all neighborhoods, including Khaldieh, Bab Sbaa, and Baba Amr demonstrated in thousands, despite gunfire yesterday and today, and <b>...</b>